• Says civil war in neighbourhood can affect Pakistan’s trade link with Central Asia • First phase of Gwadar free port zone inaugurated • MoUs signed with China for desalination, solar energy projects • Seven countries express interest in Balochistan’s port city GWADAR / QUETTA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan and its neighbouring countries want peace and a political settlement in Afghanistan to avoid possible civil war, which would affect the entire region. Speaking at the launch of development projects and the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with China for different projects in Gwadar during his daylong visit to the port city on Monday, Prime Minister Khan said: “Pakistan is trying to talk to all the neighbouring countries and the Taliban to work out a political settlement with consensus.”